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The Media Database That Really Understands Journalists
Be inspired. Stay informed.
See how much interest brands and content generate in the wild.
What BuzzSumo can do for you
- Outreach
- Discovery
- Research
- Monitoring
- Chrome Ext.
- Influencers
- API
From ideas to coverage
- Find and connect with 700K journalists
- Pitch only active journalists, with 330K monthly profile updates
- Spot high-impact journalists with social engagement data
- Get 2x more niche topic results than any other database
- Write relevant pitches, faster with our AI pitching tool
- Discover, pitch, outreach, and report all in one place
What’s the big idea?
- Be inspired by engaging topics and real-time trends
- Tap into viral stories or revamp classics
- Generate content ideas and briefs at the click of a button
- Analyze between 15 minutes and five years’ worth of data
- Access our archive of 8bn articles worldwide
Don’t rely on guesswork
- Discover the most popular content in any niche
- Investigate content across Facebook, Twitter, Reddit and YouTube
- Filter to see what resonates with your audience
- Uncover top content ideas from your competitors
- Study shares, links, and trends over the last five years
Stay alert to stay ahead
- Accurately track mentions, trends, and updates
- Create alerts for topics, brands, and keywords
- Monitor competitor mentions and content to get ahead
- See new links rolling in from around the web
- Track content from key publications and journalists
Research content on the go
- Analyze social engagement while browsing search engines and websites
- Examine key competitor metrics in seconds
- Save tons of time on content research
- Pocket great content ideas to discuss later
- Access our archive of 8bn articles on the go
Shortlist tastemakers and trend breakers
- Tap into influencers on Facebook, X (Twitter), YouTube, and TikTok
- Research the most influential voices in your space
- Keep up with their content to form lasting connections
- Pick from the best of the best for your partnerships and promotions
- Get real data on their impact
Automate with ease
- Integrate and automate with powerful APIs
- Build insightful internal reporting tools
- Enhance public web applications
- Create dashboards and visualizations to prove impact
- Track the performance of published content
Can you put a price on quality data? knowing first? efficiency? originality? brilliance? creativity?
The answer is: Yes. And with BuzzSumo it’s a steal! We’ve got payment options for all budgets, and a 20% cost saving on annual plans.
Content Creation
For marketers and marketing agencies wanting to take their content to the next level.
$199/mo
Billed yearly, save $478/yr
- 1 User A user has access to the app and can run searches, export, and create alerts.
- Unlimited Searches The number of searches you can run per month. Searches are shared by all users on an account, and will refresh monthly on the date of subscription.
- 2 Alerts Set up custom Alerts to get notified of media mentions and engagement via email.
Content Creation includes…
- Content Analyzer An inspiration index of billions of pieces of content published around the globe.
- Trending Feeds Trending identifies and categorizes the day’s most viral posts.
- Question Analyzer Search customer questions across millions of forum posts.
PR & Comms
For agencies needing to monitor coverage, research and outreach to journalists, and track trends.
$299/mo
Billed yearly, save $718/yr
- 5 Users A user has access to the app and can run searches, export, and create alerts.
- 5 Alerts Set up custom Alerts to get notified of media mentions and engagement via email.
Everything in Content Creation, plus…
- Media Database & Outreach Find and engage with journalists most relevant to your specific topics.
- Coverage Reports Find out all you need to know about your past month’s media mentions.
- Slack Integration Plug your Alerts directly into your chosen Slack channels.
Suite
Ideal for the entire marketing team in large brands and agencies.
$499/mo
Billed yearly, save $1198/yr
- 10 Users A user has access to the app and can run searches, export, and create alerts.
- 10 Alerts Set up custom Alerts to get notified of media mentions and engagement via email.
Everything in PR & Comms, plus…
- YouTube Analyzer Evaluate the success of organic and paid YouTube content.
- Advanced Chrome Extension Expand your capabilities while you browse.
- Article Uploads Batch upload URLs and coverage to Projects.
Enterprise
No-holds-barred access.
$999/mo
Annual billing only
- 30 Users A user has access to the app and can run searches, export, and create alerts.
- 50 Alerts Set up custom Alerts to get notified of media mentions and engagement via email.
Everything in Suite, plus…
- RSS Feed Sync BuzzSumo data up with other apps.
- Granular Location Search A more granular Media Database search.
- Early Access To New Features Access our exclusive Beta testing program.
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